Pregnancy outcomes as related to in utero exposure to air pollution and greenness: The Life-GAP Project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lower birth weight and preterm birth may increase the risk of adverse health outcomes later in life. We examined whether maternal exposure to air pollution and greenness during pregnancy is associated with offspring birth weight and preterm birth.

Methods

We analyzed data on 4286 singleton births from 2358 mothers from Respiratory Health in Northern Europe, a prospective questionnaire-based cohort study (1990-2010). Mixed-effects regression models with random intercepts for mothers and centers were used to estimate the association of exposures to particulate matter (PM_2.5 and PM₁₀), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), ozone (O₃), black carbon (BC), and greenness (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index in 300m-buffers [NDVI_300m<

SUBMITTER: Sinsamala RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11196084 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature